Re: Yiddish Tango!

[Sylvia Schildt <creativa...>]

Dear Listers and especially Lloica:

I have to own up that it was the Cooper-Mlotek "Ghetto Tango" that began to
open my awareness to the importance of the tango in modern Yiddish song.

The degree to which this theme has insinuated itself into Yiddish music
continues to amaze and astound me.

Yet until this very second, I had not connected "Vu Ahin Zol Ikh Geyn" with
that family of tango-inspired songs.  But of course, it has all the
poignancy and despair that is tango -- now that I hear it in my head again,
of course! I wish I had a recording this minute to play.

We are going to be having a workshop at the conference of the International
Association of Yiddish Clubs (IAYC)  on Yiddish Tango, complete with
archival Argentinian cinematic footage from the late 30's into the 50's and
60's.  Also the pivotal involvement of Jewish Argentinian musicians and
actors in the world of mainstream Argentinian tango.

Any more Yiddish tango songs I should be aware of????


Khag sameakh,


Sylvia Schildt
Chair
8th IAYC Conference
Baltimore, Maryland





on 3/14/03 4:33 PM, Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com at Klezcorner (at) aol(dot)com 
wrote:

> Lloica Czackis wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone know if the Polish composer of tangos, foxtrots & romances
>> Pjotr Leschenko was Jewish?
>> 
> I have received many comments after the "Tango Cd" posting, this one from
> Bret Werb is most interesting.
> 
> Hi Simon: Leschenko wasn't Jewish but his two best tango writers Strok and
> Marjanowski were.  Anyway: please reserve a copy of "Echoes" for me for
> when I blow by next month.
> I've done a lot of looking-up on Strok, who wrote the tango original (for
> Leschenko) that became the Barry Sisters hit "vu ahin zol ikh geyn."  his
> career turn is an interesting story. ( Bret Werb)
> 
> Hatikvah Music
> 323) 655-7083
> 
> 

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